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Grow Zone 8 offers gardeners a remarkably broad plant palette. Winters are generally mild enough for Southern magnolias, camellias, gardenias,

Zone 7 gardeners enjoy one of the most versatile planting climates in the country. Winters are cold enough to support many classic temperate perennials, while the long growing season makes it possible to enjoy flowers, foliage, and ornamental grasses from spring through fall.

The challenge is not finding plants that can survive Zone 7. It is choosing perennials that ca...

USDA Grow Zone 7 gives gardeners an exceptional range of flowering shrubs, broadleaf evergreens, native plants, privacy hedges, and compact foundation shrubs. Cold-hardy hydrangeas and boxwoods grow comfortably alongside Southern favorites such as gardenias, cherry laurels, and Japanese hollies.

Having many choices does not mean every shrub will perform equally well in...

Gardeners in USDA Grow Zone 7 enjoy one of the broadest tree selections in the country. Winters are cold enough to support traditional maples, oaks, redbuds, serviceberries, hollies, and Japanese maples, while the long growing season allows Southern favorites such as crape myrtles and evergreen magnolias to thrive.

That variety can make choosing a tree feel easier than...

USDA Grow Zone 7 is one of the most versatile gardening regions in the country. Winters are cold enough to support many traditional deciduous trees, spring-flowering shrubs, and herbaceous perennials, while the relatively long growing season allows gardeners to experiment with Southern favorites such as crape myrtles, gardenias, evergreen magnolias, and certain camellias.